Adding Google sitemap to blogger blog

Adding Google sitemap to blogger blog

You can now add Google sitemap to your blogger.com account and increase your chances of being indexed in Google search engine result. You can add a Sitemap to your account to give Google more information about the pages in your site to help Google crawl them more effectively.


Step 1 : Login to sitemap account.
At the top of screen you will see option to 'add site'. Just paste URL of your blog (for example http://infoworld202.blogspot.com/)
Click on Ok button. Next you will get confirmation message. Your site has been added to your account.


Step 2 : Now you need to verify your ownership of blog to view detailed statistics. Click on verify link. Google offers two methods of verification. You can either upload an HTML file with a name we specify (which is not possible with Google Blogger account), or you can add a META tag to your site's index file. Adding META tag via template code is possible so just select Add a META tag from drop down menu:
It will generate code for you, copy the meta tag then Sign in to your blogger dashboard ---> click the 'layout' ---> ''Edit html' paste here and save.


Step 3 : Now goto sitemap account and click the ckeckbox and click the 'Verify' button.


Step 4 : Now your site is added to sitemap account and verification is done. Next you need to add actual sitemap url.
Since blogger.com account do not allow you to create a text file or anything else you need to add your site feed (atom.xml) file as a site map. Click on 'add a sitemap' link:


Step 5 : You can add a Sitemap to your account to provide Google additional information about about your blog. Google will process your Sitemap and provide information on any errors in the Sitemaps tab as well your sitemap will be downloaded everyday to index your blog fast.

Paste url of your Atom feed: For example http://infoworld202.blogspot.com/atom.xml and click on Add Web sitemap:

http://infoworld202.blogspot.com/atom.xml